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McCarthy (John Jarratt) is a country town football champ who is kidnapped by Colonel Ball-Miller (Barry Humphries), the tycoon President of the South Melbourne football club.

McCarthy leaves behind his humble beginnings for a path of sexcapades, fame and debauchery.

Barry Humphries and John Jarratt headline a topnotch cast of well loved Aussie actors (including Max Gillies, Maurie Fields, Bruce Spence, Chris Haywood, Judy Morris and Kate Fitzpatrick) and legendary football personalities (including Lou Richards and Jack Dyer) in this hilarious tale of a young man's life and love of our great Australian game - Aussie rules football.

Director:

David Baker [2],

Starring:

John Jarratt [13], Kate Fitzpatrick [1], John Frawley [2], Judy Morris [25], Sandra McGregor [7], Barry Humphries [12],

Screen Formats:

Widescreen 1.85:1

Language and Sound:

English Mono

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